Fig. 1.
Pictures of different life stages of Maja squinado: (A) Eggs, (B) Zoea 1, (C) Zoea 2, (D) Megalopa, (E) C6 juvenile, (F) 7 months old juveniles, (G) Adult. (H) Timeline of capture for adult Maja squinado and of the three studies carried out between May 2023 and June 2024. CE: compound eye; HP: hepatopancreas; DS: dorsal spine; Abd: abdomen; Pl: pleopods.
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